Comments on: USB Batteries – webworker tool of the week http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: USB Cells – Charge your cells from your computer | GeorgeAppiah.com http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54830 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:29:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54830 [...] [Found via: Web Worker Daily] [...]

]]> By: USB Cells - Charge your cells from your computer : George Appiah | Aspiring Father, Social Entrepreneur, Technology Evangelist & Ghana’s Ambassador to the Internet http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54829 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:49:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54829 [...] [Found via: Web Worker Daily] [...]

]]> By: TV and Video Guide http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54828 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:12:04 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54828 TV and Video Guide

Not a bad idea! I do not agree with this opinion in 100%, but that’s sound really promising

]]> By: Toile-filante » Archive du blog » La toile en vrac - episode 8 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54827 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:31:49 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54827 [...] Les piles rechargables par USB. [...]

]]> By: spatulated http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54826 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:34:33 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54826 wow, freaking awesome!

]]> By: links for 2007-02-14 - mattherzberger.com http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54825 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:27:32 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54825 [...] Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive USB Batteries – webworker tool of the week « usb batteries, what a good idea (tags: usb batteries charger) [...]

]]> By: Chris Gilmer http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54824 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:53:15 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54824 Thanks for the tips LG!

]]> By: Logical Extremes http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54823 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:55:20 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54823 Not as compact, but Think Geek has a USB-powered charger for rechargeable batteries, so at least in a pinch you don’t need a wall outlet. They also have the opposite – a battery-powered device for delivering power over USB.

]]> By: LG http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54822 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:36:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54822 I know this has been done to death on Slashdot, Engadget etc, but for the benefit of those who came in late: These batteries suck
While the USB idea is cute, they’re piffling 1300mah batteries, which compared to normal 2400mah AAs will run your device flat in less than half the time. So you can recharge easily, but you have to do it twice as often.
They’re also (as the article points out) insanely expensive: For the price of 4 USB Cells, you could get a USB battery charger and 12 2400mah AAs, or a USB Battery Charger, 4 AAs and a month’s Broadband/7 Coffees/1 Nice Lunch/whatever your metric.
They’re also pretty slow to charge. Whilst most USB chargers quote a 90% charge in 3 hrs, these quote 5 hrs. Whilst that’s probably a little kinder on the battery (and you really care about these things lasting when they cost $AU14 each), it’s pretty annoying when you need the power now.

So yeah, they’re not really recommended, except as a novelty.

LG

]]> By: Development on a Shoestring http://gigaom.com/collaboration/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54821 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:28:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/13/usb-batteries-webworker-tool-of-the-week/#comment-54821 USB-Rechargeable batteries

File this one under why-didn’t-I-think-of-that?
Moxia Energy, a renewable & portable energy company, have come up with a line of batteries that are rechargeable by USB called USBCell.  That is, they have a built in USB plug tha…

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